How OBGYNs Adapted Provision of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic December 2, 2020 Issue Brief From a nationally representative sample of 855 office-based U.S. OBGYNs, this brief shows how OBGYNs have adapted their provision of sexual and reproductive health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many OBGYNs have rapidly adopted telehealth, but not without challenges.
The Dangers of Vaccine Disillusionment December 2, 2020 Perspective In this Foreign Affairs article, Josh Michaud and Jen Kates lay out the challenges in vaccinating people in low-income countries around the world and review early plans to ensure safe and effective vaccines are made available and delivered to people across the globe.
COVID-19 Is Causing Health Spending To Go Down December 2, 2020 Perspective New analysis from Drew Altman in his latest Axios column on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on national health spending.
COVID-19 Has Claimed the Lives of 100,000 Long-Term Care Residents and Staff November 25, 2020 Blog More than 100,000 residents and staff have died in long-term care facilities since the start of the pandemic. This post discusses the implications of the likely rise in cases due to holiday gatherings and the share of total COVID-19 deaths that have happened in long-term care facilities.
This Week in Coronavirus: November 13 to November 19 November 20, 2020 Blog During the 44th week since the first coronavirus case appeared in the United States, there was an increase of almost 1 million confirmed cases between Nov. 13 and 19. Approximately 9,300 confirmed deaths in the past week brought the total in the United States to 252,500.
With COVID-19 Cases Surging Again, States Are Taking Action, Though Current Efforts May Not Be Enough to Stop the Spread November 20, 2020 Blog More states are enacting measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus as COVID-19 cases surge across the country.
Cost-Sharing Waivers and Premium Relief by Private Plans in Response to COVID-19 (Nov. 2020 Update) November 20, 2020 Issue Brief An updated issue brief estimates the number of enrollees in individual and fully-insured group market plans that have waived cost-sharing – out-of-pocket costs including coinsurance, copayments, and deductibles – for COVID-19 treatment. The analysis also estimates the number of enrollees whose insurer is offering various forms of premium payment relief.…
What Do State Plans Reveal About Their Readiness to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines? November 18, 2020 News Release With hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccines will be proven safe and effective soon, state and local public health authorities will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient distribution and administration of the vaccine. To assess the readiness of these local governments to take on these responsibilities, KFF…
Vaccine Coverage, Pricing, and Reimbursement in the U.S. November 18, 2020 Issue Brief The brief provides an overview of how vaccines are reimbursed and covered across government programs and different types of health insurance in the United States. It coverage regulations specific to COVID-19 vaccine(s).
States Are Getting Ready to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines. What Do Their Plans Tell Us So Far? November 18, 2020 Issue Brief This brief summarizes the information contained in the all available draft COVID-19 vaccination plans submitted by states to the CDC, focusing in particular in critical areas such as identifying critical/priority populations, identifying and recruiting providers to administer vaccines, the completeness of state-level vaccine data collection and reporting systems, and communication plans. States report widely varying levels of progress.
